- Prospective Engineering Students -

Who are they?
Where do the come from?
Well, they’re people who are interest in pursuing an Engineering or Computer Science Degree
(But they haven’t quite made it into the School of Engineering yet)

There are typically four types of Prospective students.

• Current High School Students
• Usually deciding on a college or university. They coordinate campus visits with the Recruitment Office and visit the Engineering Student Services to get specific information on UNM’s Engineering and Computer Science Programs and requirements for admission.

• Freshmen
• These are student who are just beginning their academic career at UNM. If they meet the admission requirements, they are admitted directly into the School of Engineering as a Pre Major (general engineering) and begin working on their courses required for admission to their degree granting department.

• Typically, if a beginning Freshman is eligible to take Math 123 (trigonometry) AND Math 150 (Pre-calculus) based on their ACT or SAT math scores, they are eligible for direct admission to the Engineering Student Services premajor program

• Transfer Students from other institutions
• Students who have earned hours at other accredited academic institutions must typically have there transfer coursework evaluated to see what courses will be counted as direct equivalents at UNM.

• Transfer students may be admitted to University College, the Pre Major program or directly into their chosen department depending on the number and type of credit hours that are accepted. While the Admissions Office determines which classes transfer, we are always willing to provide additional guidance and assistance.

• Current UNM students (who want to move into to an engineering degree program)
• A large percentage of students need to complete some pre-requisites (usually in math) before they are eligible for the pre-major program. Our office wants to work with them and provide the same high quality, engineering specific advisement that

We provide beginning engineering students with

• College Specific Orientation
• Mandatory Engineering Advisement
• Advisement, Tracking, Contact w/ SOE
• Comprehensive Degree Progress Tracking
• Immersion into Engineering: Study Groups, faculty contacts, department research
• + co-ops, and social events designed to acclimate them the SOE.

New freshmen who are eligible to take Math 123 (Trigonometry) & Math 150
(Pre-calculus) are generally eligible for admission to the Pre-Major Program.

WHAT! You’re a freshman, but you’re not quite eligible for Math 123 and Math 150?

Don’t worry; we still want to see you! If you’re planning on Engineering or Compute Science, WE WANT YOU TO VISIT US FOR YOUR ACADEMIC ADCISEMENT

Let our award winning advisement team help you Navigate through to
success in engineering or Computer Science!

Please note: At UNM, Math Placement is mandatory, and based on ACT or SAT scores. The UNM Department of Mathematics and Statistics sets the criteria for course placement. In those instances where a student has taken more than one test, they will be placed into their Math class based on their most recent test score, which may not necessarily be their highest.